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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ksmooter61, post: 26459065, member: 169607&quot;]I made it to the show yesterday; what a blast! I went to a fairly large local show about 25 years ago and was so overwhelmed I ended up leaving after only an hour or so. This time I had a little more confidence going in but was still extremely anxious. After paying and entering to win a gold eagle I went up to the bourse floor. I spent about 10 minutes or so wandering around and watching how people were moving and associating with the dealers and began to feel at home. Just normal people, many had paper lists or (like me) had their phone in hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am fine buying common date coins on Ebay under $300, but anything over that prefer to pay cash; no point in <i>you-know-who</i> seeing where my cash goes (not talking about my wife). Because of this I had selected 8 higher-dollar coins, all cents and nickels, to focus on, had grades/costs figured out and available on my phone.</p><p><br /></p><p>According to the dealer list there were 89 there. I had some personal and work issues so only had about 4 hours to spend, so I methodically weaved back and forth through the room; took about 2-1/2 hours (one bathroom break, no lunch) and found 2 of my wanted items. Then I went back and did another 1-1/2 hour route and picked up 2 more; so 4 for 8, not bad. I am sure at some point I passed [USER=4626]@Troodon[/USER] and [USER=73995]@Pickin and Grinin[/USER] and maybe others and just didn&#039;t know it. [USER=27832]@-jeffB[/USER] ; you would be fine, no scary folks and the dealers were all very nice.</p><p><br /></p><p>Talking with the dealers they were doing well; saw a lot of them purchasing from the crowd. Prices were better than I expected; I spent in total a couple hundred more than what I hoped but feel good about it. I sold two gold eagles and got 4k each: right at spot (thanks to Erie Gold &amp; Silver). The biggest table was at the front, West Coast Coins out of Oregon, and that&#039;s where I picked up 3 trophies. Charlie was great, very accommodating and a really nice guy. I got the other one from Pralico Coins out of Ft. Collins Colorado, and John worked with me a little on the price of a beautiful 1913-S T-2 Buffalo.</p><p><br /></p><p>I definitely wish I could have spent more time, gone through some raw collections to find more commons but it just didn&#039;t work out this time. But now I know better what to expect and can be better prepared. Photos to follow.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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